The new Bond Arms Stinger Fireball is a trimmed-down double-barrel pistol with lighter cartridges than the company's larger Cyclops derringers.
![[SHOT 2024] New Bond Arms Tactical Lever-Action and Cyclops Derringer In .50 AE](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-11-660x260.jpg)
Attending the SHOT Show 2024, Bond Arms unveiled updates to two of its firearms. The first is an updated version of their LVRB tactical lever-action rifle, and the second is a new variant of their Cyclops big-bore derringer. Bond Arms first teased the LVRB tactical [Read More…]
Bond Arms introduced the Cyclops single-shot break action derringer at SHOT Show 2023. It was initially chambered in .45-70 Government only, however, when it was released, the company said that other big bore caliber options like .44 Magnum and .50 Action Express would [Read More…]
![[SHOT 2023] New Big & Small Derringers from Bond Arms](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_0090-660x260.jpg)
Popping by the Bond Arms booth at SHOT Show is always a pleasure, the guys are always fun to chat with and they always have something new and unusual. By far the most eye-catching firearm at the Bond booth this year was their brand-new lever-action, but for more on that [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves speaks with the man himself, Gordon Bond, about the newest derringers coming from Bond Arms in 2023. Check today’s video to see these new derringers, from a .22LR to a .45-70 (seriously). ««« GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO »»» • Apparel: All TFBTV [Read More…]
If you’re a fan of the 1994 film Maverick or similar films involving high-stakes gambling and gun fights, you’ll no doubt be familiar with derringer pistols. Derringer pistols are small, very compact, pocket-sized pistols that don’t exactly fit into [Read More…]
![[IWA 2022] The Detonics Gladiator 50 Caliber Black Powder Derringer](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/L1000285-660x260.jpg)
Detonics is a company known for making a variety of shotguns right from the Czech Republic. Since the Czech Republic is one of the few European countries that codifies their citizen’s right to keep and bear arms for the purposes of self-defense, it is no wonder [Read More…]
For most gun people, the derringer pistol concept immediately brings to mind motifs of the Wild West. After classic late 19th-century firearms like Colt revolvers and Winchester or Henry lever-action rifles, derringers occupy their own solid niche in the story of the [Read More…]
Bond Arms have just announced the newest addition to their Rough n Rowdy Series of firearms – the Bond Arms Grizzly. The New double barrel single action 4.5 Long Colt pistol has all the same features as other pistols in the Rowdy Series like a stainless-steel [Read More…]
Texas-based Bond Arms have a new affordable range of derringers – the Rough Series which includes three new pistols. They also have a new exclusive Dead Man’s Hand themed pistol shipping only through Davidson’s and a new slim 9x19mm pistol – the [Read More…]
Derringer – Today’s Photo Of The Day here at TFB. Derringer is a collective name for a type of compact gun that usually lacks a magazine, for it to become as small as possible. Some Derringers are available in multi-shot design; this is achieved with the [Read More…]
Today’s POTD depicts a pair of beautifully engraved Colt Thuer derringers found in the catalog of the upcoming May 2019 Rock Island Premiere Firearm Auction. These derringers are chambered in .41 RF and feature checkered ivory grips and nickel plated finish. Here [Read More…]
When you hear “black powder muzzleloader derringer” you most likely think about the original single barrel Philadelphia Deringer and definitely not about anything with a modern appearance. But the Czech company called Czechgun has developed a gun that is not [Read More…]
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During the SHOT Show 2019 Bond Arms has introduced two new firearms – an aluminum framed derringer and the longer barreled version of their Bullpup9 pistol called Bullpup9L. Both guns have some really interesting features. Let’s take a closer look. Even with [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James looks at “The Cell Phone Gun”, a.k.a. the Ideal Conceal .380 Derringer Pistol. Designed to be discreet, slim, and easy to carry for EDC and deploy quickly, the Ideal Conceal is certainly an unorthodox and novel carry option. But how does it shoot? James [Read More…]
In Iver Johnson Arms’ booth at SHOT Show 2018, there were two new firearms. One of them is a four-barreled derringer chambered in .22LR and the second one is a 1911 pistol-based carbine. The derringer is called Pocket Ace. It features a stainless steel frame [Read More…]
Not to be blamed for making a clickbait title and for other kinds of heresy, I’ll tell you right away that these are non-functional barrels made just for fun. Bond Arms now offers these derringer Tank Slayer barrels with .50 BMG bullets sticking out of the [Read More…]
While browsing Reddit over my morning coffee I came across a post that caught my attention. Apparently, u/worldofjorts was magnet fishing in a San Francisco lake and retrieved a derringer from the bottom. I didn’t know that magnet fishing was a thing previously [Read More…]
It’s been nearly two hundred years since Henry Deringer first sold his palm pistols, and almost as long since the proper spelling of the gun’s name has been lost. Of course, it may not have been lost, per se. When he created the Philadelphia Deringer he [Read More…]
I’m not one to typically like Derringer handguns, but know they have a sweet spot in the market for simplicity. However, I don’t know where the place in the market is for the “M-4 Alaskan Survival Derringer” from American Derringers. Chambered in [Read More…]
German Sport Guns GmbH has introduced a combination .410 bore/.45 Long Colt derringer for personal defense. All4Shooters has the story: The new .22 Long Rifle pistol lines and the 9x19mm caliber semiautomatic version of the legendary Mp40 sub-machinegun design are not [Read More…]
At SHOT Show last January I had the pleasure of taking a look at some of Bond Arms’ derringers, and now Cross Breed is announcing they’ll be making their custom-molded holsters to fit them. CrossBreed has a fairly extensive line of holsters that fit a wide [Read More…]
Here at the Blue August Gun and Outdoor Conference, we were fortunate enough to be presented what I consider one of the neatest pistols on the market: “Hey wait.. that’s a Derringer?!”. Hell yes it is, and if you have not had the pleasure of running [Read More…]
Edge Arms debuted their new Reliant Derringer handgun at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) expo. The four barreled/four shot derringer features a DAO trigger with a rotary firing pin. It has a hard coat anodized aluminum frame, a phosphated [Read More…]
These basic single shot pistols appear very similar to the Cobray / Leinad sheet metal derringers, but with floating firing pins and a simple turn-latch. A LAKE Macquarie man who was making handguns that fell into the hands of Newcastle drug dealers was jailed [Read More…]
Some of the best news I’ve heard this week comes from Double Tap Defense the designers of the derringer that has drawn a good deal of attention over the last year and a half. Many of you are aware there has been a delay in manufacturing these guns. The details are no [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by James A. Zachary Jr. James blogs at The Next Chapter ] Norm Flayderman’s Guide says that Williamson Derringers have serial numbers running into the 20,000 range but speculates that the Moore Patent Firearms Company [Read More…]
This has been making the rounds: Always read the small print. The greater the Accessory : Gun weight ratio, the tacti-cooler a weapon is.
Reader Joe kindly sent through photos of his .45 cal Philadelphia derringer made from a kit I blogged about some time ago. It looks great! Here are four pics of the derringer I built in 1978 at age 19. I colored the wood by staining with a Minwax walnut and then [Read More…]
We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 111. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [Read More…]
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